Can Nanoparticles Help Fight Hunger? | Christy L. Haynes | TED

[@Trokkin]

In the year of our lord 2019, USA produced a little 100 million tons of food waste. Has it ever crossed your mind that the crisis is not caused by a lack of production?

[@gregbors8364]

Yes, and we have plenty of food right now to feed every starving person on the planet - the problem is infrastructure: there is no way to distribute that food to every person

[@Trokkin]

​ @gregbors8364 the real problem is the distribution principle itself. We do that with money. Got none -- no food for you, sorry bruv. If noone's paying for that food -- well better destroy the surplus before it affects the price. Cause production is done for profit. Guess who's that profit? Definitely not the ones who starve.

[@gregbors8364]

@@Trokkin Having worked in grocery, I know for a fact that a lot of perfectly good food ends up going to the landfill because it’s illegal to sell it past the sell-by date. And who hasn’t thrown out leftovers or dated food from their fridge?

[@scribbler60]

@Trokkin You nailed it. Almost all famines dating back hundreds of years aren't for lack of food. They're a result of conflict - often based in religion - and greed. We have *more* than enough food for everyone. But we do not have the capacity to put aside geopolitical and religious differences.

[@DenisO-ui1zc]

Interesting, but there is a great deal of innovative work already done by the pioneer in this and nanotechnology field, Dr. Mo Segad.

[@DenisO-ui1zc]

I also browsed through his innovative, affordable and scalable projects and solutions in nano/biofertilizers, desert farming and AgTech.

[@cosmiclettuce]

Excellent work, but there's already more than enough food for everyone. The problem of hunger is not a production problem, but rather a distribution problem.

[@darinherrick9224]

Beat me to it. Amen. I grew up in the Salinas Valley of California. My father used to say 30 years ago it could feed the world. I didn’t believe him till I heard the numbers. Not true anymore but there’s more food than most people can imagine. Most just gets thrown away.

[@Rana.D4]

No, but food can. If the government and the United Nations would quit sabotaging our food supply, we'd have enough for everyone.

[@adamknott7830]

We could just solve hunger by distributing it and not putting it behind a pay wall for those in need

[@marius165]

Wow! ❤ Vitamins for plants growing in demineralized soil? Why havent we thought of that before?? Great work, please grow and change the world, plant vitamins tech!

[@briannacooper2628]

This is incredible. What an improvement in yield!

[@vinayakmishra8408]

That's honestly a really exciting idea in itself, really informative and fun to know, also can we use these kinds of nano particles in the Arctic to reduce the rate of their heat absorption and reflect more sunlight?

[@gyeon._.7]

After watching this video, I learned that nanotechnology and hunger problems are related, and in particular, the most memorable thing was that nanoparticles can reduce food waste by promoting plant growth and health and improving food preservation and safety. In addition, I wanted to explore the possibility of future nanotechnology development. It was a really amazing and interesting video.

[@samuelzev4076]

I‘m sure the application of nanoparticles have already been implemented in specialized farming like hydroponics

[@christiansoldier1547]

More progress on inhibiting aluminum in crop production. Aluminum resistant seed

[@gregbors8364]

“Technology will solve all of our problems.” - every tech scientist, everywhere, at any point in history

[@darinherrick9224]

Although...NPK fertilizer and nitrogen conversion DID basically make bread from thin air. Smog in U.S was largely eliminated by clean air tech. It’s true you have to implement it but tech CAN solve a lot of problems if properly applied. Energy outages have been prevented by massive energy increases and energy use has also been slashed by work from home tech.

[@personalemail9329]

Tech can if applied properly and morally and with proper restraint, the only thing getting in it's way is bureaucracy and lack of proper funding.

[@gregbors8364]

@@darinherrick9224 Yes, tech has definitely solved many problems and created many others. I don’t think I need to elaborate on that point.

[@gregbors8364]

@@personalemail9329 AI is already a reality. Will that be a boon to mankind or end us? Only time will tell at this point.

[@ColtonJohnsonBrice09]

The silicone nanopaericles and core structure has capabilities of scientific relevance in all the factors that deem a real possibility to include all aspects of delution of plant particles and the reaction of solisic acid and it components within the study of thier present environment.

[@e6gy]

yapology

[@ColtonJohnsonBrice09]

@e6gy 🤣🤣 Thanks for catching on!!

[@marthajean50]

Game changer - great work! 👍

[@meloniegeorge3310]

Excellent talk!

[@mariod.4809]

no mention of globalization, no mention of localizing farming in adequate locations for better distribution and growth, and absolutely no mention of what the implication of these particles are after eventually entering the human body.. this person has no interest in solving global hunger, just another presentation to lure investors, disgusting..

[@Lang7]

It's her job and by extension her industry. Of course she's going to push the positive outcomes and diminish the negative implications. Anyone offering quick solutions to complex problems should be dealt a good dose of skepticism, particularly when it comes packaged with a sickly-sweet smile.

[@mariod.4809]

@@Lang7 For sure, can’t really directly blame her as she’s a product of the environment and surrounding conditions that shaped her perspective and outlook on things but still unfortunate that unless solutions come attached with profit than any alternative will be overlooked or worse purposely ignored

[@starc.]

@@Lang7 just doing my job just following orders - said the officers in 1940s germany

[@gt-gu7rb]

With all the food that is wasted currently this is a solution in search of a problem.

[@l_7376]

Do nanoparticles have specificity?

[@Rana.D4]

These people do not love us humans.

[@kimain6184]

Wow 😮

[@SpicyMcG]

No… Greed is the issue… But way to provide a “solution”, some will really eat it up 🙄

[@davebone8326]

Soylent green. Solved.

[@BigHeartBiggerPrayers]

Y’all tried it with this one 😂 comments left no crumbs

[@MBmotivation_]

Listening from Peshawar . Student of Yasir afridi

[@JessicaDaletski]

purple rain...........when doves cry, brilliant. lets start there

[@_Eclips_]

No. Any particle inside the body is risky & dangerous. It may seem to be an immediate & temporary "solution". However, the long term effect would not be worth the experiment.

[@ClannCholmain]

It can literally cure cancer.

[@ClannCholmain]

It can cure diseases.

[@ClannCholmain]

Are you still anti vaccine?

[@_Eclips_]

@@ClannCholmain It can also cause diseases. The only entity that benefits from causing a disease is the one who has the treatment for the same disease.

[@_Eclips_]

@@ClannCholmain Do we know each other?

[@mariaantoniettamontella9173]

magnifico

[@iuliana1813]

We do not consent. We are against it

[@starc.]

they steal our consent

[@maharaimartinez]

I love this ideaaaaa❤🎉

[@mbergamin16]

The video is 12 minutes long, you've been here for an entire minute 🤦‍♂️

[@larriveeman]

there are many fixes, end liberalism is the main one

[@gregbors8364]

That would “fix” democracy, alright (but I guess that’s what you think you want)

[@lynnetg]

We are made if infinite ENERGY💝🧬⚛️🌞🌎🌻💚

[@starc.]

there will always be hunger so long as there isn't an understanding of how to exist peacefully amongst our species

[@dustman96]

Bunch of BS! There is no food problem. There is plenty of food for everyone already. It's a distribution problem. Profit is valued over the well being of others, it's that simple.

[@kk-xj5oz]

Dumbest talk ever everyone knows there is no food shortage the problem is distribution not lack of food

[@doarares]

Fighting Hunger? What is with this idiotic thinking? Hunger is welcomed, it brings enjoyment and fulfillment after. You can feed humans and animals, not concepts like family. Some people keep Hunger and live with Hunger because when they eat they enjoy life to the fullest. You polute mentally with this idiotic way of thinking. And alot of ilogic.

[@rondoe7781]

We still should not be paying for fruits and vegetables we should be allowed to grow our own in our yard without being taxed by governments.. God gave us vegetables and fruits.. how can a government tax what is given to us by God👀🤦🏿‍♂️

[@matthewbio8318]

🎉

[@betsypower7850]

This is dangerous

[@bappoo]

Umh, why not just put cilicic acid in water and spray the plants, why the need for nano particles

[@MrRaiderporvida]

Naaa

[@darrenjames5795]

Through the nano particles we breath in though aerosols you said ??? Can you explain??? Who is this a small in side joke of all the chemtrails we breath in…..

[@ClannCholmain]

Anti vaccine incoming…

[@ericdanielski4802]

I have the first comment: Nice video

[@mbergamin16]

The video is 12 minutes long.. You've been here for 2 Bot

[@ericdanielski4802]

@@mbergamin16 I am not a bot, but now I am writing first.

[@mbergamin16]

If you compliment something before having even viewed it that's robotic. If you want to be one of those "first" people on the internet go for it....but to say nice video when you clearly haven't watched it is not genuine🤦‍♂️

[@slavenot1691]

Hey Christy why not do a little tiny bit of research on how much food is thrown into the trash year after year, I'm sure you'd be surprised. But I'm also sure you already know and could care less, reason as to why your pumping out all this BS!